Resort town

A resort town, often called a resort city or resort destination, refers to an area where tourism or vacationing is the primary component of the local culture and economy. A typical resort town contains one or more actual resorts in the surrounding area, though there are some instances where a resort town simply describes a locale popular among tourists. A resort town also refers to either an incorporated or unincorporated contiguous area where the ratio of transient rooms, measured in bed units, is greater than 60% of the permanent population.

Generally, tourism is the main export in a resort town economy, with most residents of the area working in the tourism or resort industry. Shops and luxury boutiques selling locally themed souvenirs, motels, and unique restaurants often proliferate the downtown areas of a resort town.

In the case of the United States, resort towns were created around the late 1800s and early 1900s with the development of early town-making. Consistent, however, throughout many resort towns includes elements of ambitious architecture, romanticizing a location, and dependence on cheap labor.

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